| Accession No |
1906.7
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| Name/Title |
BOOKS; Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Displayed, Being Discourses on Such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper To Excite the Curiosity And Form the Minds of Youth, Volumes I to IV
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| Brief Description |
These four volumes in a series are titled "Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Displayed, Being Discourses on Such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper To Excite the Curiosity And Form the Minds of Youth" and numbered Vol. I (a), Vol. II (b), Vol. III (c) and Vol. IV (d). They are illustrated with copper plate prints; this is the fourth edition, translated from French.
All volumes have a bookplate inserted, printed with the name of Chas Smith and a stylised dog with an olive branch. Charles Smith was an amateur collector and gentleman farmer who lived at Te Korito by the Whanganui River, opposite Kaiwhaiki pa, during the mid-late 19th century.
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| Classification |
Book, Instruction/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Pluche, Noel Antoine (d.1761)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1739
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| Primary Prod Period |
18th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
London/England
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| Measurement Reading |
11.2 x 17.6 x 2.9cm
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